Tentacle Spike

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Tentacle Spike
  • Tentacle Spike item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage20 (Melee)
Knockback5.5 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time21 (Fast)
TooltipEmbeds damaging spikes in enemies
'Never grab the pointy end.'
RarityGreen (Rarity level: 2)
Sell50 SC
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Tentacle Spike
    Tentacle Spike
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Blood CrawlerBlood Crawler (ground).gif Blood Crawler10.19%
CrimeraCrimera.gif Crimera10.19%
DevourerDevourer Devourer10.19%
Eater of SoulsEater of Souls.gif Eater of Souls10.19%
Face MonsterFace Monster.gif Face Monster10.19%
Using the Tentacle Spike to attack a Target Dummy and a Skeleton. Note how the Tentacle Spike projectile stacks, each hit adding another 3 damage per second.

The Tentacle Spike is a pre-Hardmode broadsword dropped by Eaters of Souls, Devourers, Crimeras, Face Monsters, and Blood Crawlers with a 1/525 (0.19%) chance. When swung, it sticks tentacle spikes into enemies on hit, which linger on the enemy and deal 3 damage per second for 9 seconds. The spikes can stack up to 5 times on each target.[1]

On The Constant seed, the drop chance is increased to a 1/100 (1%) chance.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

  • Only the first hit in each swing can embed a spike.[2]

Trivia

  • The tooltip is a reference to Wickerbottom's examination quote for the Tentacle Spike in Don't Starve.
  • Internally, the Tentacle Spike inflicts a debuff on enemies, which inflicts the damage over time. Because it cannot be inflicted on players, it does not have a name nor tooltip and uses the icon of DistortedDistorted as a placeholder. Its buff ID is 337.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Damage increased from 19 to 20.
    • Use time reduced from 23 to 21.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs, StatusNPC() in Terraria.Projectile.cs, UpdateNPC_BuffApplyDOTs() in Terraria.NPC.cs, and AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. The relevant part in Terraria.Projectile.AI is the aiStyle == 113 code block.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method ItemCheck_OwnerOnlyCode() in Terraria.Player.cs.
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